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  1. Ecumenical General Election Fringe

    Working Together in the General Election Year

    26/02/2024

    A fringe meeting at General Synod looked at ecumenical projects including hustings and voter registration.

    1 min read
  2. Meissen Conference

    The Meissen Theological Conference

    15/02/2024

    The Twelfth Theological Conference between the Church of England and the Protestant Church in German (EKD) took place at the Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Hotel in Berlin from 12 to 15 February 2024. We are very grateful to the Evangelical Church Berlin Brandenburg-Silesian Upper Lusatia (EKBO) for hosting an ecumenical reception.

     

    3 min read
  3. The Anglican-Oriental Orthodox Forum

    The Anglican-Oriental Orthodox Forum

    07/12/2023

    The Anglican-Oriental Orthodox Forum met at Trinity House, Southwark on Thursday 7 December.  We had a very lively discussion about the current situation in Armenia and in the Holy Land, as well as catching up on news across our various churches in the UK.

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  4. Council of Lutheran Churches - 75th Anniversary

    Council of Lutheran Churches - 75th Anniversary

    31/10/2023

    This year, the Council of Lutheran Churches, formerly known as the Lutheran Council of Great Britain, is celebrating its 75th Anniversary. The festive day was Reformation Day on the 31st of October, culminating with a service at the Norwegian Church.

    6 min read
  5. Archbishop Justin

    A Message to Ecumenical Officers

    16/10/2023

    Archbishop Justin Welby welcomed Anglican Ecumenical Officers to an online meeting

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  6. Meissen Commission

    Meissen Commission

    15/10/2023

    The Meissen Commission of the Church of England and the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) met for the 33rd meeting from October 12 to 15, 2023, in Loccum, under the leadership of Co-Chairs, the Rt Revd Dr. Jonathan Gibbs (CofE) and Landesbischof Ralf Meister (EKD).

    2 min read
  7. CTE Enabling Group

    CTE Enabling Group

    13/10/2023

    The Enabling Group of Churches Together in England (CTE) met in Swanwick in October 2023.   The twenty-four hour residential included a panel of young ecumenists, plus input from Victoria Turner.  The gathering included the CTE AGM which welcomed new member churches and charities and networks in association.

    A big highlight was the launch of the Bill Snelson Young Ecumenists Fund.

    2 min read
  8. Porvoo

    Life in the Eucharist / The Eucharistic Life in our Churches

    13/10/2023

    The Porvoo Communion, which unites the Anglican Churches in Great Britain, Ireland, and the Iberian Peninsula and Lutheran Churches in Nordic countries, the Baltic, and Great Britain, met in Madrid, Spain, in October 2023 for its thematic consultation on ’Life in the Eucharist’.

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  9. Anna Kraus signs as CTE President

    The Fourth President signs the CTE Covenant

    10/10/2023

    Dr Anna Krauss, the General Secretary of the Council of Lutheran Churches in Great Britain, leads the Fourth Presidency group of CTE.  She was welcomed at the Presidents meeting in October 2023.

    2 min read
  10. Reception at Westminster Abbey

    Anglican Lutheran Society Evensong

    25/09/2023

    Anglicans, including Jeremy Morris and Tim Norwood from the ecumenical team at Lambeth Palace, were present at Westminster Abbey for Evensong and a reception with the Anglican-Lutheran Society. The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Great Britain is a close ecumenical partner, through the Porvoo agreement, and it was lovely to have a chance to catch up with old friends and make new ones.
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